Resources for Professional Learning
Resources for Professional Learning
The WIDA website provides many courses for teachers that provide information about instructing English Language Learners.
Minnesota Department of Education: COMPASS is a website for professional learning that includes intensive training in many areas including LETRS training.
Minnesota Education Association: MEA provides professional learning courses for members.
American Federation of Teachers is another union for teachers which also offers professional learning for educators.
Resources for learning how to use district data for making decisions in the classroom:
Renaissance-U - free to anyone with a Renaissance Place account. Covers topics for Accelerated Reader, STAR Assessments, Freckle and combinations thereof. It offers introductory How-To webinars or more in depth learning with Smart Start learning activities to guide the teacher through the use of the product.